[!INCLUDEname-sos] runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Download and install the latest release, the March Public Preview:

For details about the latest release, see the release notes.

This release of [!INCLUDEname-sos] includes a standard Windows installer experience, and a .zip:

Installer

1. Download and run the [[!INCLUDEname-sos] installer for Windows](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=870837).
2. Start the [!INCLUDEname-sos-short] app.

.zip file

1. Download [[!INCLUDEname-sos] .zip for Windows](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=870838).
2. Browse to the downloaded file and extract it.
3. Run \sqlops-windows\sqlops.exe

1. Download [[!INCLUDEname-sos] for macOS](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=870839).
2. To expand the contents of the zip, double-click it.
3. To make [!INCLUDEname-sos] available in the Launchpad, drag sqlops.app to the Applications folder.

1. Download [!INCLUDEname-sos] for Linux by using one of the installers or the tar.gz archive:

   • .deb
   • .rpm
   • .tar.gz

2. To extract the file and launch [!INCLUDEname-sos], open a new Terminal window and type the following commands:

   Debian Installation:

   cd ~
   sudo dpkg -i ./Downloads/sqlops-linux-<version string>.deb
   
   sqlops

   rpm Installation:

   cd ~
   yum install ./Downloads/sqlops-linux-<version string>.rpm
   
   sqlops

   tar.gz Installation:

   cd ~ 
   cp ~/Downloads/sqlops-linux-<version string>.tar.gz ~ 
   tar -xvf ~/sqlops-linux-<version string>.tar.gz 
   echo 'export PATH="$PATH:~/sqlops-linux-x64"' >> ~/.bashrc
   source ~/.bashrc 
   sqlops 

   [!NOTE] On Debian, Redhat, and Ubuntu, you may have missing dependencies. Use the following commands to install these dependencies depending on your version of Linux:

   Debian:

   sudo apt-get install libuwind8

   Redhat:

   yum install libXScrnSaver

   Ubuntu:

   sudo apt-get install libxss1
   
   sudo apt-get install libgconf-2-4
   
   sudo apt-get install libunwind8

If you installed [!INCLUDEname-sos-short] using the Windows installer, then uninstall the same way you remove any Windows application.

If you installed [!INCLUDEname-sos-short] with a .zip or other archive, then simply delete the files.

[!INCLUDEname-sos] runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, and is supported on the following platforms:

• Windows 10 (64-bit)
• Windows 8.1 (64-bit)
• Windows 8 (64-bit)
• Windows 7 (SP1) (64-bit) - Requires KB2533623
• Windows Server 2016
• Windows Server 2012 R2 (64-bit)
• Windows Server 2012 (64-bit)
• Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)

• macOS 10.13 High Sierra
• macOS 10.12 Sierra

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v12 SP2
• Ubuntu 16.04

To check for latest updates, click the gear icon on the bottom left of the window and click Check for Updates

See one of the following quickstarts to get started:

• Connect & Query SQL Server
• Connect & Query Azure SQL Database
• Connect & Query Azure Data Warehouse

Contribute to [!INCLUDEname-sos]:

• https://github.com/Microsoft/sqlopsstudio

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